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Posted by Erics on 11/02/05 18:21
On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 17:23:07 +0000, guv <guv69@msn.com> wrote:
>On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 15:17:41 -0000, "erics"
><eric_NewsGrps@SpaMreplytonewsgroupTraP.com> wrote:
>
>>Looking for recommendations for a DVD recorder with freeview tuner.
>>
>>Basically the wife is fed up with a DVD player, VCR, and freeview box
>>cluttering up the place. She is fed up with having to set the freeview box
>>to the channel she wants to record and then recording it on the VCR, while
>>remembering not to change the freeview channel (and preventing the kids from
>>doing the same!).
>>
>>Are most dvd recorders available to playback multiregion DVDs as that would
>>be a requirement, as would optical output for connection to a 5.1 channel
>>amp? Is it a simple matter of connecting a VCR and recording onto DVDR (+/-
>>no idea what the benefits of either are!?) the pre-recorded videos we have
>>(mainly the kids rubbish) or would there be some problems with macrovision
>>protection?
>>
>>Have seen a PANASONIC DMRES20D which seems to fit the bill, if it could be
>>made multi-region compatible that is. Anyone seen any reviews, have any
>>experience of it, or have a better recommendation.
>
>Until there are boxes with dual tuners, I'd personally give them a
>miss. I know there are dual freeviews available, but no knowledge of
>any dvdr/hard drive models.
If you use the freeview set-top box for the TV and the freeview tuner
in the DVR recorder for recording from, there is no need to have a dvd
recorder with twin freeviews. After all how many VCRs were sold with
twin tuners?
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